Joke around the newsroom used to be? “Series will always go 7-game – too much ad revenue for any other outcome…” Sometimes, though, newsroom cynicism can be replaced by the facts.
Since 1970, looking at the list of World Series results:
Series that went to 7 games: 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2016, 2017, 2019 → 15 series.
Number of World Series from 1970–2024 (inclusive) is 55 (excluding 1994 when none was played).
Therefore the number of Series that ended in less than 7 games is 55 − 15 = 40.
So 40 World Series since 1970 finished in fewer than 7 games.
Is the newsroom always wrong? Not on your life. Sports is fun, and all, but so is eating. Maybe one story will be in a SNAP…but the declustering of chaos is in the ChartPack.
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